The Voice of the Cholera -Aug 12, 1866

THE SECOND QUESTION of the prophet is, "Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den if he have taken nothing?" Amos had observed that a lion does not roar without reason. By this question he brings forward the second truth, that when God speaks it is not without a cause, and especially when he speaks with a threatening voice. My brethren, our God is too gracious to send us this cholera without a motive; and he is moreover too wise, for we all know that judgments frequently repeated lose their force.